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Module 8 - Sparkling and Fortified Wines Flashcards

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What is the system for aging sherry?

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Solera

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2
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List Sherry from driest and lightest to sweetest and fullest.

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Fino
Amontillado
Oloroso
Pedro Ximenez (PX)

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3
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How is sweet sherry labeled?

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Cream

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4
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What grape varietal is most commonly used in Fino Sherry?

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Palomino

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5
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What are the key aroma characteristics of LBV port?

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Cherry, Plum, and Blackberry

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6
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Where is Cava produced?

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Spain

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7
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What sherry has the highest alcohol (ABV)?

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Oloroso

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8
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Which Sherry is pale, dry and served cold as an apertif?

A

Fino

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9
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What does “disgorge” refer to in the traditional method of making sparkling wine?

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Removes the dead yeast cells from the bottle that are left after the 2nd fermentation

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10
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Why are most champagnes non-vintage?

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Because of the cool growing region in Champagne and to achieve quality and consistency

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11
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What is Cava?

A

Spanish sparkling wine produced in the traditional method.

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12
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List the steps of the traditional method

A

2nd fermentation, disgorge, dosage

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13
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Sekt is made using what method?

A

Tank method

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14
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What Port is the most age worthy?

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Vintage

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15
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What grape variety is used in the production of Prosecco?

A

Glera

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16
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In what region is Asti produced?

A

Piemonte

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17
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Vintage champagne must be from…?

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One Vintage Year

18
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What is the term for lightly sparkling wine?

A

Frizzante

19
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Tokaji is a wine from Northeastern…?

A

Hungary

20
Q

What is the German word for sparkling wine?

A

Sekt

21
Q

What are the aromas of a 10 year old Tawny Port?

A

Oxidative nutty aromas

22
Q

What other region in France is noted for Sparkling Wines?

A

Saumur, in the Loire Valley

23
Q

What are the color intensity, sweetness and body of a Fino sherry?

A

Pale, Dry, and Medium

24
Q

Asti DOCG is produced from which grape variety?

A

Moscato

25
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Tokaji Aszu is made from grapes affected by what?

A

Noble rot

26
Q

What wine is matured under a layer of “flor?”

A

Fino Sherry

27
Q

What does autolysis do in the production of sparkling wines?

A

Allows the lees to slowly release flavors into the wine.

28
Q

What is the dosage?

A

The addition to traditional method sparkling wines prior to corking that determines the wine’s style.

29
Q

Sauternes is made from what grape varietals?

A

Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc

30
Q

Sweet wines should be served at what temp?

A

Well-chilled (6-8c or 43-45f)

31
Q

What method is used to make wines labeled “Cremant?”

A

The traditional method

32
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What are the grape varieties used in making Champagne?

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Pinot Noir, Meunier, and Chardonnay

33
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What sparkling wines only undergoe a single fermentation?

A

Asti DOCG and Moscato d’Asit DOCG

34
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Where is the transfer method allowed?

A

New Zealand and Australia

35
Q

Which of these 4 has the lowest alcohol?

Asti, Prosecco, Sekt, or Moscato d’Asti

A

Moscato d’Asti

36
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Where and how is Prosecco produced?

A

Produced in Italy, with the tank method

37
Q

In sparkling wine production, what is the step that removes the lees called?

A

Disgorgement

38
Q

The term Crement means…?

A

A French sparkling wine made in the traditional method, but outside of the Champagne region.

39
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Name the two sparkling wines made by the Tank Method.

A

Asit and Prosecco

40
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What does the term Cremant mean?

A

French sparkling wine made outside the Champagne region

41
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Which sherries are influenced by flor?

A

Fino, Manzanilla, and Amontillado

42
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What style of Port is mot affected by oxygen?

A

40 Year Old Tawny

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